Emporia State University Degree Works Training User Guide Advisor For use beginning with Catalog Year 2014. Not applicable for students with a Catalog Year prior.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction... 4 What is Degree Works... 4 Degree Works Functionality Summary... 5 Access To Degree Works... 6 Single Sign-On... 6 Toolbars... 7 Navigation Toolbar... 7 Audit Toolbar... 8 Selecting Student(s)... 9 Known Student ID... 9 Find Student(s)... 9 Worksheets... 12 Information Options... 13 Format Types... 14 Student View... 14 Registration Checklist... 15 Student Header Information... 16 Requirements... 18 Legend... 20 Optional Blocks... 21 Disclaimer... 22 What-If Audit... 23 What-If Audit Options... 25 Look Ahead... 26 Direct Email... 28 Planner (Student Educational Planner SEP) **To be implemented at a later date**... 29 Page 2
Notes... 30 Add Notes... 31 View Notes... 32 Modify Notes... 32 GPA Calculator... 33 Graduation Calculator... 34 Term Calculator... 35 Page 3
Introduction What is Degree Works Degree Works is a web based tool to help students and advisors monitor student's progress toward degree completion. Degree Works combines Emporia State University s degree requirements and the coursework the student has completed with easy-to-read worksheet that helps you see how courses that they have completed count toward degree requirements, and that helps you see what courses and requirements they still need to complete. The requirements are displayed in blocks and have a different look then the original checksheets. When using Degree Works, advisors and students will be able to: Learn the academic requirements for their degree program(s) See how all completed courses apply to degree requirements Identify courses needed to complete their degree(s) View their grades and academic standing View their cumulative grade-point-average (GPA) View transfer credit hours earned Calculate a GPA based on their performance for the term Calculate the grade combination(s) needed to achieve a goal GPA Plan for registration in future semesters Create What-If audits to process speculative degree audits based on current class history Estimate how many semesters it will take to graduate And more...! Important Note: Degree Works is designed to aid and facilitate academic advising, but is not intended to replace face-to-face advising sessions. Degree Works is neither an official academic transcript nor an official notification of completion of degree requirements. Page 4
Degree Works Functionality Summary Degree Audit Formats Student View (default) Provides general information about the student's complete and incomplete requirements, in progress and pre-registered courses, grouped into logical sections/blocks. Registration Checklist Shows only the unfulfilled requirements that are "Still Needed" on the checklist. What-If Allows you to process speculative degree audits for a student using their current class history if a student wants to change their major. Look Ahead Allows the display of an audit which includes courses which are still to be taken. Academic History Link Provides a listing of all of the courses taken by the student, with grades and credits, grouped by the term taken. Notes Add/View/Modify Notes Use the add function to enter any notes about the student s audit. Use optional Pre-Defined Notes dropdown to begin note, then Save. This will be utilized during advising sessions. Advisors may only modify notes that they originally added. Students can see all notes! GPA Calculator Graduation Calculator Use the graduation calculator to determine the average grade required to reach a desired GPA. Term Calculator Use the term calculator to determine the term GPA based on courses and anticipated grades. Page 5
Access to Degree Works Single Sign-On Log into BuzzIn, go to your Faculty/Advising Tab, Click on Degree Evaluation (Degree Works) Page 6
Toolbars Navigation Toolbar Back to Self Service Links to Self Service Portal Links to ESU portal FAQ Links to frequently asked questions pertaining to Degree Works Log Out Logs user out of Degree Works Page 7
Audit Toolbar Find Student ID Unless student Banner ID is known, the find button will be used to search for students Here the user can enter a student s Banner ID and bring up their audit Name Student name will display here Degree Current student s degree will be displayed here. The drop down can be used to switch between multiple degrees. If the student has multiple degrees this field will be in yellow. Major Current student s major will be displayed here Level Level of student will be displayed here (Undergraduate or Graduate) Student Class Level Student Class Level will be displayed here (Senior, Junior, etc.) Last Audit Displays the last date an audit was performed for the current student within Degree Works Last Refresh Displays the last date and time the audit was refreshed from Banner system Refresh Button Refreshes student s information from Banner Page 8
Selecting Students Known Student ID If you know the student Banner ID, type the Banner ID in the Student ID field. Find Student(s) If you do not know the student s Banner ID, click Find, which will take you to the Find Students search page. Find Students search page Page 9
Single Student Search To select a single student, enter the student's Banner ID number in the Student Banner ID field or enter the student's first or last name in the Name fields. The First and Last Name fields are not case sensitive. Typing in the first letters of a first or last name will produce a list of all names starting with those letters. Wild cards (@) can be used in any of these fields. Entering @west@ in the Last Name field will produce a list of all students whose last names contain the letters "WEST". Group Student Search To search for a group of students, use one or multiple fields to build your search criteria: Degree Major Advisor ID Level Minor Academic Standing Student Class Level Catalog Year Concentration Sport Student Status Click Search to execute the search. Only valid combinations of search criteria will produce search results. Find results are limited to 200 students and, based on your criteria, you may receive a warning message if the results produce a list of more than 200 students. Page 10
Once you have created a list of students who meet your selection criteria, you can sort the list by clicking on any of the field headers in the Students Found window. You can remove or alter the list of students from the selection list by un-checking the checkboxes to the left of the students. Click OK to close the search window and load the list of students into Degree Works. Once loaded, the audit for the first student in your list will automatically display. The drop down option will give the option to select a different student. Only the data for one student at a time can be viewed. Click the Process New to be sure that the student s records have been refreshed. Page 11
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Information Options Format This format drop-down box lists the different types of audits that are available to view. Format section describes different types View If you want to view a different type of audit select the option from the drop-down and then click the View button Save as PDF This button will allow you to either save or print the audit while retaining the formatting Process New This button will run a new audit and apply the information that was recently refreshed In-progress / Preregistered Classes These options are checked by default. Degree Works will include any courses in which the student is currently enrolled in as well as those for which they are pre-registered Academic History Provides a listing of all of the courses taken by the student, with grades and credits, grouped by the term taken. Test Scores Provides a listing of test scores for the student. Page 13
Format Types Student View The Student View is the default worksheet format type. It provides general information about the student's complete and incomplete requirements, grouped into logical sections or blocks. Page 14
Registration Checklist The Registration Checklist format shows only the unfulfilled requirements from the student s audit. It does not provide any of the detailed explanations of requirements that may be found in the Student View. Page 15
Student Header Information The Student Header Information displays a customized view of a student s program of study. Student Displays student s Last and First name. Provides the ability to email student directly. See Direct Email section below. ID Displays student s Banner ID Classification Displays student s class level Advisor Displays all students advisor(s) with the primary being listed first. Provides the ability to email student directly. See Direct Email section below. Level Level of student will be displayed here (Undergraduate or Graduate) Degree Displays student s Degree. If a student is pursuing dual degrees the background will be displayed in yellow. College Displays college student is admitted to Major Displays student s major(s) with the primary being listed first Concentration Displays student s concentration(s) with the primary being listed first Page 16
Minor Displays student s minor(s) with the primary being listed first Overall GPA Displays student s overall GPA extracted from Banner Academic Standing Displays student s academic standing Hold Displays if a student has a hold Confidential Indicator Displays if the student s record is confidential Sport Displays the student s sport if they are an athlete Page 17
Requirements Each section in a Degree Works audit is called a Block. Each block header will contain a title for the block and will also display specific course information for that block such as credits required and credits applied. Like individual requirements, the block header will also contain a symbol stating the status of all requirements within the block. Degree General Education Major Page 18
Minor Concentration Other Blocks Additional blocks may be displayed depending on the student s program. These include: Associated Courses Business Core Requirements Cognate Area Electives General Education Political Science Electives Professional Education Related Field Second Field Second Field or Internship Second Program of Study Page 19
Legend The legend contains all of the unique symbols that are important for interpreting the Degree Works audit. Complete This symbol will appear beside all requirements that have been completed within the audit. The row will be highlighted light yellow and will display the course(s) that fulfilled the requirement along with the grade and term in which the course was taken. Not Complete - This symbol will appear beside all requirements that have not yet been completed. The row will be highlighted in pink and will also indicate the course(s) that will be required to complete the requirement. Pre-requisite: Course numbers that are followed by an * indicate that the course contains prerequisites. Not all courses that have pre-requisite have an *. Please check the schedule of classes to see if pre-requisite exists. Course Links When a requirement has not yet been completed, the audit will display courses that are required to complete the requirement. These courses are also hyperlinks, that when clicked, will display catalog information about the course. In-Progress This symbol will appear for requirements where the classes needed to fulfill the requirement are currently being taken or are registered to be taken for a future term. The row will be highlighted light blue and the grade section for the course will display (IP). Page 20
Degree Works Wildcard (@) - The @ symbol in Degree Works works as a wildcard. This means that it represents all classes when used as a prefix, and can also be used to represent all course numbers. When a course prefix is followed by the @ symbol (CH @) this means any course number for that prefix can be used to fulfill the requirement. Excluded/Included Credits (E) and (I) Indicates courses that have been included or excluded based on our repeat policy. Graduate Transfer Grade (TR) - Indicates that the course is a transfer course. This designation is used on Graduate Transfer courses only. Optional Blocks Optional Blocks: These blocks may or may not display depending on if the student has courses that fall into these areas. Courses Not Used: Any course that does not fulfill a specific requirement will show up here. These hours count toward graduation, but are not used elsewhere. The only exception is prerequisites. For pre-requisites the requirement in the major/minor block will display as complete, but the course itself will slot here. This is a great place to look for areas the student could pick-up an additional minor, program, emphasis or concentration. Page 21
Insufficient: Courses in which a student does not earn the minimum required grade, W, Excluded courses (E), or audited (AU) the course (rather than taking it for credit) display here. In Progress: The courses the student is currently enrolled in are listed here, in one place, in addition to displaying where they fit throughout the audit. Exceptions: Any exceptions granted to the student are referenced both where the exception is applied and here. Entered By Bunny, Bugs Notes: Anyone that has access to Degree Works can see the notes, including the student. Notes are helpful when the student is referred to another office, approved for transfer or study abroad coursework, or working with multiple advisors. Disclaimer This language will show at the bottom of most screens and is intended to counsel users of the limits of the information presented here and the sources that can provide official confirmation. Page 22
What-If Audit Students, who plan on changing their major, adding a minor or a concentration, or looking to enroll in a specific college, can access the What-If Audit. The What-If Audit can be found under the worksheets tab, on the left menu; it is designed to offer students an opportunity to view how proposed changes can affect their path towards graduation. Select a combination of Level, Degree, Catalog Year, Majors, Minors, College, or Concentration. Proper combinations of above items only will produce a What-If Audit Note about catalog year: Banner and thus Degree Works will automatically select the catalog year the student first enrolled at ESU. If a student would prefer to complete his/her requirements under a more recent catalog, that is possible, but the declaration would need to be updated with the Registrar s Office. Page 23
Click Process What-If button to see the results Click Save as PDF button to save/print What-If Audit What-If Audits are not stored in the database. After they are run, the results can be saved or printed using the Save as PDF button. Navigating away from What-If screen the audit cannot be accessed again. It is possible to run another What-If Audit with the same parameters. Page 24
What-If Audit Options The What-If Audit can include any courses in which the student is currently enrolled as well as those for which they are in-progress and/or pre-registered. To not have these classes displayed on the What-If Audit uncheck one or both of the boxes. The What-If Audit can include unregistered classes the student plans to take in the future Type in future Subject and Number and click Add Course button Multiple courses can be added Click Process What-If button to see the results The added class will be displayed with a PLAN (Planned) Click Remove Course button to remove unwanted courses from list Page 25
Look Ahead The Look Ahead allows the audit to reflect unregistered classes the student plans to take in the future. As with the What-If, it is important to remember that these audits are not saved, but can be printed and run again. The Look Ahead function is available on both the What-If and on the Checklist tab. Type in future Subject and Number and click Add Course button Multiple courses can be added Click Process New button to see the results The added class will be displayed with a PLAN (Planned) Page 26
The What-If Audit can include any courses in which the student is currently enrolled as well as those for which they are in-progress and/or pre-registered. To not have these classes displayed on the What-If Audit uncheck the boxes. Click Remove Course button to remove unwanted courses from list Page 27
Direct Email Degree Works provides the capability to email a student and/or advisor directly from within the audit. Advisor emailing the student Click on the student s name and an outlook email pop up window will appear. mmouse@emporia.edux Student emailing the advisor(s) The student will click on the advisor s name and an outlook email pop up window will appear. bbunny@emporia.edux mmouse@emporia.edux Page 28
Planner (Student Educational Planner SEP) ***To be implemented at a later date*** Page 29
Notes The Notes utility allows Degree Works users to document academic advising on student records. These Notes are viewable by the student on their audit in the Notes section at the bottom of the Worksheet. Please be aware that notes entered in Degree Works are part of the students educational record and will be disclosed as part of that record when complying with any legal requests for the release of information in that educational record. Notes should be factual and of a nature under public scrutiny. Page 30
Add Notes Click on Add Notes on the Notes Tab You can use the optional Pre-Defined and/or free type the note Click Save Note Click Run New Audit button to display notes in View section and on the student s worksheet Page 31
View Notes Click on View Notes on the Notes Tab Modify Note Click on Modify Notes on the Notes Tab. Please remember that you may only modify notes that you yourself have originally added. Make changes to note Click button to save changes Page 32
GPA Calculator There are two different GPA calculators available in Degree Works: Graduation and Term Calculators. The calculators, in conjunction with current Degree Works functions, can help students in many ways, providing: Realistic goal-setting at the beginning of the term or academic career Precise calculation of their end-of-term GPA using students' actual academic information Page 33
Graduation Calculator This calculator takes the most "unknown" inputs. Many students may not know how many credits are required for their degree, nor the number of credits remaining. In some cases, this calculator will be useful to inform the student that their desired GPA is not possible to achieve (considering their number of credits remaining). In short, this calculator helps students to set long-term general goals. Select Graduation Calculator from the GPA Calc tab Enter the number of semester hours the student still needs to complete Enter the number of credits required for graduation Enter the GPA the student would like to earn upon graduation Click calculate The system will advise you whether or not the desired GPA is achievable and what is necessary in order to make that happen. Page 34
Term Calculator This is the most specific calculator. It can be used for goal-setting as well as mapping paths to avoid probation, achieve honors, etc. The student's current classes and credits (if applicable) are preloaded into the form. You can also add classes and credits to the class list. When done entering class information with expected credits and grades, click Calculate. The following screen will produce the new calculated GPA. Select Term Calculator from the GPA Calc tab Select Grade for each of the current courses listed Click calculate Page 35
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